List of limited series

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In comic books (primarily American comic books), a limited series is a title given to a comic book series that is intended from the outset to have a finite length.

Contents

Each list is defined by publisher and the length by which each series ran. For the purposes of the lists, a limited series is defined as being one for which the publisher had announced the final issue number prior to or on the publication of the first issue.

Two to three issues

Published by DC Comics

Black Label imprint

Elseworlds titles

Johnny DC imprint

Vertigo imprint

  • Adventures in the Rifle Brigade , DC Comics (Vertigo), 2000 (3 issues)
  • Adventures in the Rifle Brigade: Operation Bollock, DC Comics (Vertigo), 2001 (3 issues)
  • Jonah Hex: Shadows West, DC Comics (Vertigo), 1999 (3 issues)

Published by Image Comics

Published by Marvel Comics

Ultimate imprint

Other publishers

Four issues

Published by CrossGen Comics

Published by DC Comics

Elseworlds imprint

Vertigo imprint

  • Sandman Presents: Thessaly, Witch for Hire, DC Comics (Vertigo), 2004
  • Unknown Soldier (vol. 3), DC Comics (Vertigo), 1997

Wildstorm imprint

  • Danger Girl: Back in Black, 2005–2006
  • Red Sonja/Claw the Unconquered: Devil's Hands, 2006
  • Legend, 2005

Published by Image Comics

Published by Marvel Comics

Marvel Knights

  • The Punisher: Purgatory , Marvel Comics, 1998-1999
  • Spider-Man/Wolverine, Marvel Comics, 2003
  • Daredevil/Spider-Man, Marvel Comics, 2000

Ultimate imprint

Other publishers

Five to six issues

Published by CrossGen Comics

Published by DC Comics

Elseworlds imprint

  • Batman: Nevermore, DC Comics (Elseworlds), 2003 (5 issues)
  • JSA, The Liberty Files: The Whistling Skull, DC Comics (Elseworlds), 2013 (6 issues)
  • Kamandi: At Earth's End, DC Comics (Elseworlds), 1993 (6 issues)

Johnny DC imprint

Vertigo imprint

  • Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such, DC Comics (Vertigo), 1995 (5 issues)
  • Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo, DC Comics (Vertigo), 1993 (5 issues)
  • John Constantine-Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnight, DC Comics (Vertigo), 2005 (5 issues)
  • Sandman: Overture, DC Comics (Vertigo), 2015-2016 (6 issues)

Wildstorm imprint

Young Animals imprint

  • Bug!: The Adventures of Forager, DC Comics (DC Young Animals), 2017-2018 (6 issues)

Published by Image Comics

Published by Marvel Comics

Marvel Knights

  • Wolverine/Punisher, Marvel Comics (Marvel Knights), year unknown (5 issues)
  • Daredevil vs. The Punisher: Means and Ends, Marvel Comics (Marvel Knights), year unknown (6 issues)
  • Ghost Rider, Marvel Comics (Marvel Knights), 2005-2006 (6 issues)

MAX imprint

Ultimate imprint

Epic imprint

  • The One , Marvel Comics (Epic Comics), 1983 (6 issues)
  • Steelgrip Starkey, Marvel Comics (Epic Comics), 1986 (6 issues)
  • Trouble , Marvel Comics (Epic Comics), 2003 (5 issues)

Other publishers

Seven to nine issues

Published by DC Comics

Note: (MS) designates that the limited series was identified by DC Comics as a "maxiseries" at publication.

Wildstorm imprint

  • The American Way , DC Comics (Wildstorm), 2006 (8 issues)
  • Captain Atom: Armageddon, DC Comics (Wildstorm), 2005-2006 (9 issues)
  • Wildcats: Nemesis, DC Comics (Wildstorm), 2005-2006 (9 issues)
  • The Winter Men, DC Comics (Wildstorm), 2005-2006 (8 issues)

Vertigo imprint

Published by Marvel Comics

Ultimate imprint

Other publishers

Ten to eleven issues

Published by DC Comics

Published by Marvel Comics

Other publishers

Twelve (12) issues

Published by DC Comics

Note: (MS) designates that the limited series was identified by DC Comics as a "maxi-series" at publication.

Wildstorm Imprint

Published by Marvel Comics

Other publishers

More than twelve issues

The following list consists of limited series which are longer than 12 issues. However, this list does not include ongoing or continuous series which have come to an end due to cancellation, nor those series which may have had an end determined by their creators, but for which a pre-determined issue number was not announced prior to the publication of the first issue.

Published by DC Comics

Published by Marvel Comics

Other publishers

Unsorted/insufficient data

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SDCC 2018: Queen's Shadow Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel". 21 July 2018.
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